"No EV is more efficient in using fossil fuel than a Hybrid or even a TDI diesel."
Not so fast on the hybrids...
"A new study shows that over the lifetime of a vehiclefrom the moment it is conceptualized at a design studio until it ends up in the scrap heaphybrids actually consume a lot more energy than even big SUVs. One reason is that hybrids contain more moving parts than conventional vehicles, which require more energy to manufacture and process. In addition to an internal combustion engine, for instance, hybrids also have an electric motor and a sizable battery pack. That adds to disposal costs, too, once the car has run its last mileespecially for the lead-acid batteries...
"All five hybrids on the listthe Toyota Prius, the Honda Accord and Civic hybrids, the Honda Insight, and the Ford Escape hybridperform below average. For all vehicles, the average was $2.28 of energy consumption per mile. The Prius hybrid came in at $3.25 per mile, even though it is one of the highest-mileage cars in the world, getting about 45 miles per gallon in real-world driving. The Honda Accord hybrid consumed $3.30 of energy per mile, about the same as the hulking Ford Excursion SUV. The conventional Accord came in at just $2.18 per mile."
(My Scion xA was tenth best, at 74 cents per mile. I would constantly trumpet the virtues of conventional minicars, but I believe the rule here is that you can't actually own something that you pimp. Right, kpaul?)
Not so fast on the hybrids...
"A new study shows that over the lifetime of a vehiclefrom the moment it is conceptualized at a design studio until it ends up in the scrap heaphybrids actually consume a lot more energy than even big SUVs. One reason is that hybrids contain more moving parts than conventional vehicles, which require more energy to manufacture and process. In addition to an internal combustion engine, for instance, hybrids also have an electric motor and a sizable battery pack. That adds to disposal costs, too, once the car has run its last mileespecially for the lead-acid batteries...
"All five hybrids on the listthe Toyota Prius, the Honda Accord and Civic hybrids, the Honda Insight, and the Ford Escape hybridperform below average. For all vehicles, the average was $2.28 of energy consumption per mile. The Prius hybrid came in at $3.25 per mile, even though it is one of the highest-mileage cars in the world, getting about 45 miles per gallon in real-world driving. The Honda Accord hybrid consumed $3.30 of energy per mile, about the same as the hulking Ford Excursion SUV. The conventional Accord came in at just $2.18 per mile."
(My Scion xA was tenth best, at 74 cents per mile. I would constantly trumpet the virtues of conventional minicars, but I believe the rule here is that you can't actually own something that you pimp. Right, kpaul?)
